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unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
Malcolm instead contends that if one is thinking, making decisions and so forth, he or she is obviously awake. Malcolm takes on ...
that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...
is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...
also supported what was known as the Theory of Ideas, which mainly stated that archetypal ideas (which rest in the universal)(Plan...
having been created by a supreme and ethereal being, whose own creation is inherent to that of all He created. Based upon his def...
entire world does not revolve around them? Descartess dreaming argument likely suggests more than ones inability to determine whet...
image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...
do know for certain that objects exist, we must know of them through the mind and not the senses (Important arguments ...). Desca...
the body dies (Island of Freedom, 2003). Although Descartes saw the mind and body as two separate substances and also having diff...
really know anything. People take things for granted in their daily lives and this is wrong. In any event, the dreaming argument i...
and philosophy have looked at such issues. Some contemporary philosophers claim that all things are really comprised of energy and...
is real? Again, the Cartesian Cogito is something that resolves the problem for some. Still, this is a problem that many philosoph...
it is thought to be an intuition in respect to "ones own reality" (2003). It is in essence "an expression of the indubitability of...
in order to establish a firm foundation of understanding in his or her life. In knowledge there is inherent value and wealth; dwe...
In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...
In nine pages this paper examines teaching philosophies in this overview that explores the relationship between philosophy and edu...
In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...
In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...
dominated by Aristotelianism (McMullen, 2002). Due to the dominance of Aristotelianism, the idea of mechanical philosophy did not...
In five pages psychology and the foundations laid by philosophy are examined in a discussion of Herodotus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lock...
argued that this is true, Plato, but let us bring forth two other philosophers to create a better atmosphere for this discourse. ...
In five pages this paper discusses how the philosophies of Descartes and Heidegger manifest themselves in this short story by Samu...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...